▲ 88 ▼ Pro-Palestinian firebrand Galloway wins Rochdale by-election in blow for UK Labour (www.politico.eu) submitted 2 years ago by naturalgasbad@lemmy.ca to c/worldnews@lemmy.ml 18 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] thetreesaysbark@sh.itjust.works 1 point 2 years ago (5 children) I'm confused, who was Labour's candidate? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 5 child comments replies: [–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) But Labour was forced to publicly suspend its campaigning for its candidate in the seat, Azhar Ali, after he claimed Israel had “allowed” the Hamas attacks on October 7. RTFA permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] novibe@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Are we calling people who tell the truth antisemites now? Or did he say anything actually antisemitic? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68280098 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] novibe@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago 🤷♂️ still don’t see it permalink fedilink source parent [–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Azhar Ali. It was too late to take him off the ballot papers by the time they realised they didn't want him any more, meaning they effectively didn't field a candidate. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (3 children) But Labour was forced to publicly suspend its campaigning for its candidate in the seat, Azhar Ali, after he claimed Israel had “allowed” the Hamas attacks on October 7. RTFA permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 3 child comments replies: [–] novibe@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Are we calling people who tell the truth antisemites now? Or did he say anything actually antisemitic? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68280098 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] novibe@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago 🤷♂️ still don’t see it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] novibe@lemmy.ml 8 points 2 years ago (2 children) Are we calling people who tell the truth antisemites now? Or did he say anything actually antisemitic? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68280098 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] novibe@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago 🤷♂️ still don’t see it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] ikidd@lemmy.world 1 point 2 years ago (1 child) https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-68280098 permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] novibe@lemmy.ml 4 points 2 years ago 🤷♂️ still don’t see it permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 1 point 2 years ago Azhar Ali. It was too late to take him off the ballot papers by the time they realised they didn't want him any more, meaning they effectively didn't field a candidate. permalink fedilink source parent